Lima (PER) – César Rodríguez crossed the finish line raising his arms to celebrate his victory. This morning, under an inclement sun, he recovered the crown of national racewalking champion ahead of his opponent Luis Henry Campos, after last year the title had escaped him for a few centimeters. Moments later, the seventh in the world Kimberly García finished first in the women’s race with a time of 1h38’03 ”.
The two were protagonists of the first round of the national road race championship that took place on a difficult track. Rodriguez and Garcia have a lot in common, both were Peru’s bishops at the Youth Olympic Games. Kimberly was in Singapore 2010 and César in Nanjing 2014; “The circuit was difficult, complicated with the curves, but it’s still important to start the season with a motivating victory,” said both athletes coached by Pedro Cañizares.
The titles of the 35Km and 10Km/5Km U20 U18 have also been assigned, and even in this case the sun has affected the performances. In the 35Km male victory for Fabio Urday and female for Yoci Caballero.
Men 20KM
1. César Rodríguez 1h29’40”
2. Luis Henry Campos 1h30’23”
3. José Carlos Mamani 1h33’02”
Men 35Km
1. Fabio Urday 3h36’56”
2. Jorge Aguilar 3h51’00”
3. Abel Pila Taipe 4h01’00”
Women 20KM
1. Kimberly García 1h38’03”
2. Leyde Guerra 1h38’58”
3. Evelyn Inga 1h42’02”
Women 35Km
1. Yoci Caballero 3h28’30”
2. Lucero Salazar 4h19’23”
Source: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo – FB Official Page